Maxwell Labs Introduces MXL-Gen1 Photonic Cooling Early Access Program at SC24 Atlanta

Pioneering next-gen thermal solutions, the Company is offering an exclusive EAP to revolutionize AI and HPC cooling through photonic innovation

To empower businesses with next-gen thermal solutions in the AI era, an initial wave of only a handful of EAP participants will be available as part of the Company’s paid participation pre-licensing opportunity

St. Paul, MN – November 18, 2024 – Maxwell Labs, Inc. (www.mxllabs.com), the global leader in integrated photonic cooling technology for AI hardware and high-performance computing (HPC) systems, today announced the launch of its MXL-Gen1 Photonic Cooling Early Access Program (EAP) during the SC24 conference in Atlanta, GA Nov 17-22. This exclusive program offers select customers priority access to the world’s first solid-state photonic cooling solution, designed to tackle the rising demands of AI and HPC. Attendees at SC24 are invited to book private meetings with Maxwell Labs executives here.

Maxwell Labs’ photonic cooling technology converts heat into light, enabling next-generation thermal management and performance gains for AI-powered systems. As a result, data centers and chip manufacturers can achieve significant advances in compute density, power efficiency, and reliability — all within a solid-state system with no moving parts or fluids.

Industry Challenges Demand Innovation  

The accelerating growth of AI and HPC workloads has outpaced the capabilities of traditional cooling solutions:  

• Increasing Power Density: AI hardware generates more heat than conventional systems can dissipate.  
• Scaling Performance: Larger chips with higher power demands are creating bottlenecks in thermal management.  
• Sustainability Needs: Energy-efficient, water-free cooling solutions are urgently required to meet environmental goals.

Maxwell Labs’ photonic cooling technology addresses these challenges by aiming to deliver 3x performance gains, 10x compute density, and a solid-state design that revolutionizes data center cooling with a Company mission to create the world’s first optically cooled data center.

Early Access Program Overview  

Maxwell Labs’ Early Access Program is a three-phase initiative offering select partners an opportunity to integrate and test the MXL-Gen1 Photonic Cooling system. Participating organizations will gain early insights, hands-on design optimization, and first-mover advantages.  

EAP Phase 1: Pre-License Pilot Phase (Begins December 2024)

• Participants: Approximately 4 strategic partners from distinct, non-competing segments (e.g., chip vendors, hyperscalers).  
• Access: Exclusive pre-order and simulation tools for evaluating hardware response to photonic cooling.  
• Benefits: Early system demonstration and priority pre-orders.  

EAP Phase 2: Evaluation Demo Phase (Begins July 2025)

• Participants: Approximately 20 demo systems prioritized for Phase 1 partners.  
• Access: Hands-on testing with a pre-configured photonic cooling system in customer-selected environments.  
• Benefits: Real-world insights and feedback integration into final product design.  

EAP Phase 3: Integration Pre-Order Phase (Begins January 2026)

• Participants: Partners ready for full-scale integration of photonic cooling into production environments.  
• Access: Device, server, and rack-level design and deployment.  
• Benefits: Priority pre-orders, energy recovery systems, and a seamless path to operational deployment.  

Maxwell Labs CEO & Co-Founder Jacob Balma, said: “The AI revolution is accelerating, but the industry’s thermal bottleneck holds us back. With our Early Access Program, Maxwell Labs is empowering visionary partners to be at the forefront of AI innovation. Our photonic cooling technology is not just a leap forward — it will be the foundation of performance scaling for the 21st century.”

Added Alejandro Rodriguez, CTO & Co-Founder of Maxwell Labs: “With an R&D team of industrial and academic leaders in supercomputing, nanoscale heat transport and photonic engineering, we’re applying principles of nanophotonics and inverse design to transform processor heat into light. The MXL-Gen1 Early Access Program allows us to collaborate with forward-thinking organizations to validate, refine, and integrate our technology at every level of the datacenter – from devices, to servers, to racks – to enable photonic cooling within their unique hardware environments.”

About Maxwell Labs

Maxwell Labs, Inc., headquartered in St. Paul, MN, is pioneering photonic cooling solutions for AI hardware and high-performance computing (HPC) systems. Through its proprietary AI-driven hotspot targeting technology, Maxwell Labs redefines data center cooling by overcoming the limitations of conventional cooling methods, unlocking a new paradigm in thermal management by transforming heat into light. The MXL photonic cooling solution integrates seamlessly into existing data center infrastructure, offering a scalable, sustainable, high-performance alternative that operates without water or moving parts – enabling unprecedented opportunities for energy recovery and compute density. This transformative technology not only enables future-ready chip performance and efficiencies, but also stands uniquely poised among future cooling technologies to solve the most challenging practical roadblocks for future chip designs. Maxwell Labs’ team is composed of leading experts in supercomputing, nanoscale heat management and photonic engineering. For more information, visit www.mxllabs.com.

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